**When Ilehana Xavier decides something needs doing, you do not argue with
her, especially not if your name is Charles, Logan or Remy! Logan/OC1,
Remy/Rogue/OC2 triangle **
Disclaimer: The X-Men belong to Marvel, Ilehana Xavier to Corrinth, Blaze and all other OCs to me.
A/N: Hello again! Here's the fourth in my Evolution series. In case you haven't read the others, here is a brief summary of the story so far. Ilehana Xavier (Vixen) is the Professor's long lost daughter who came back to Bayville unexpectedly in Female of the Species, dragging her no-good friend Blaze along too. They both joined the X-Men after a run in with Magneto that nearly cost lives, but didn't thanks to the heroic actions of a certain Cajun. His friendship with Blaze was affirmed in Nothin' but Trouble when he again saved her life. However at the end of Empowered Blaze was disciplined by the X-Men for protecting Gambit from Rogue's attack. Simultaneously Blaze lost Gambit to Rogue after the two girls touched, and a child named Stifle had to stop Rogue being overwhelmed by Blaze's firepower, also allowing her to touch (ahem) our Cajun buddy.
Anyway, at this point Blaze is missing, Gambit is smitten on Rogue and hasn't realised that the one kiss they've shared was more Blaze than the Southern belle coz of the transfer of personalities to Rogue, and Ilehana is generally annoyed at everyone, even her pet Wolverine! Enjoy!
01
The club was bouncing, punters dancing, drinking and finding life under the strobe lights. But she was not there to have a good time. This was business, and it was deadly serious. Dressed in black boots, hipsters and strapless top that revealed a toned middle decorated with a single diamond belly-stud, she could have just been another happy clubber. But Blaze was never 'just another' anything.
She spotted her target, the man she was here to see perched enthroned to the left of the dance floor, fenced off from the crowd and heavily guarded as befitted his status. Reaching up behind her neck Blaze undid the clasp of the pendant she was wearing and secreted the large amulet in her balled fist. Timing was everything.
Access to the criminal leader was not a problem to her. She already knew his chief bodyguard, a huge muscular mutant named Crush, on fairly intimate terms. Within seconds she was granted a private audience, could stand in front of her perspective buyer, extend her hand and without saying anything let the amulet drop enticingly to dangle by its chain from her fingers. The ugly thing caught in the beating lights, spinning like it was trying to hypnotise them all. It had certainly hypnotised the man sat in front of her.
"Five hundred." He stated clicking a finger that Crush might bring a case of money forward.
"Don't insult me." Blaze warned in her English-accented voice, catching the pendant in her fist again. "The Trepids will pay me five times that."
"Alright then, a thousand." The man barely batted an eyelid. Blaze turned her slender back on him and started to walk away, long red curls bouncing as she walked. Smiling the gang leader called her back. "Three thousand, Blaze, and not a coin more."
"Done." Blaze replied, tossing the pendant through the air for the gang leader to catch with a flourish. Crush smiled, baring his teeth as he handed Blaze a full briefcase of small notes. The English thief played their games very well, for an outsider.........
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Ilehana Xavier, the telepathic and animorphing daughter of the famed Professor Xavier, removed the Cerebro helmet with a heavy heart. She'd expended so much to offer her friend Blaze a way out of the criminal underworld. But now it seemed it had all been in vain, Blaze was right back where she'd started, running wild and in trouble. This thieving was a cry for help, a cry to anyone who'd listen to stop Blaze slipping out of control. And Ilehana didn't even know exactly where Blaze was, could do nothing.........
(Roll titles........................)
Disclaimer: The X-Men belong to Marvel, Ilehana Xavier to Corrinth, Blaze and all other OCs to me.
A/N: Hello again! Here's the fourth in my Evolution series. In case you haven't read the others, here is a brief summary of the story so far. Ilehana Xavier (Vixen) is the Professor's long lost daughter who came back to Bayville unexpectedly in Female of the Species, dragging her no-good friend Blaze along too. They both joined the X-Men after a run in with Magneto that nearly cost lives, but didn't thanks to the heroic actions of a certain Cajun. His friendship with Blaze was affirmed in Nothin' but Trouble when he again saved her life. However at the end of Empowered Blaze was disciplined by the X-Men for protecting Gambit from Rogue's attack. Simultaneously Blaze lost Gambit to Rogue after the two girls touched, and a child named Stifle had to stop Rogue being overwhelmed by Blaze's firepower, also allowing her to touch (ahem) our Cajun buddy.
Anyway, at this point Blaze is missing, Gambit is smitten on Rogue and hasn't realised that the one kiss they've shared was more Blaze than the Southern belle coz of the transfer of personalities to Rogue, and Ilehana is generally annoyed at everyone, even her pet Wolverine! Enjoy!
01
The club was bouncing, punters dancing, drinking and finding life under the strobe lights. But she was not there to have a good time. This was business, and it was deadly serious. Dressed in black boots, hipsters and strapless top that revealed a toned middle decorated with a single diamond belly-stud, she could have just been another happy clubber. But Blaze was never 'just another' anything.
She spotted her target, the man she was here to see perched enthroned to the left of the dance floor, fenced off from the crowd and heavily guarded as befitted his status. Reaching up behind her neck Blaze undid the clasp of the pendant she was wearing and secreted the large amulet in her balled fist. Timing was everything.
Access to the criminal leader was not a problem to her. She already knew his chief bodyguard, a huge muscular mutant named Crush, on fairly intimate terms. Within seconds she was granted a private audience, could stand in front of her perspective buyer, extend her hand and without saying anything let the amulet drop enticingly to dangle by its chain from her fingers. The ugly thing caught in the beating lights, spinning like it was trying to hypnotise them all. It had certainly hypnotised the man sat in front of her.
"Five hundred." He stated clicking a finger that Crush might bring a case of money forward.
"Don't insult me." Blaze warned in her English-accented voice, catching the pendant in her fist again. "The Trepids will pay me five times that."
"Alright then, a thousand." The man barely batted an eyelid. Blaze turned her slender back on him and started to walk away, long red curls bouncing as she walked. Smiling the gang leader called her back. "Three thousand, Blaze, and not a coin more."
"Done." Blaze replied, tossing the pendant through the air for the gang leader to catch with a flourish. Crush smiled, baring his teeth as he handed Blaze a full briefcase of small notes. The English thief played their games very well, for an outsider.........
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ilehana Xavier, the telepathic and animorphing daughter of the famed Professor Xavier, removed the Cerebro helmet with a heavy heart. She'd expended so much to offer her friend Blaze a way out of the criminal underworld. But now it seemed it had all been in vain, Blaze was right back where she'd started, running wild and in trouble. This thieving was a cry for help, a cry to anyone who'd listen to stop Blaze slipping out of control. And Ilehana didn't even know exactly where Blaze was, could do nothing.........
(Roll titles........................)